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I've done about 5 runs. I usually do a single slow run. I have a 5 gal. pot still, and use a sf recipe. I ferment the batch about 8- 12 days. I usually only get about 110 proof likr.My question is, is my fermenting room temp too low
70 degrees. And should I ferment 14 to21 days??
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70 is a good temp. Just get yourself a hydrometer and you can tell when the fermentation is over
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My missus keeps the house as cold as a meat locker (the "change")...My fermentation closet is always about 74-78 in the summer and about 70-74 in the fall and winter (NE Texas has awfully tame winters). It just takes longer on my ferments in the fall versus the Spring or summer. And 14 days is not unreasonable, as I see that often with winter sweet feed washes.
Typiically I am at around 14 days, and add another 3 to settle on the washes I am running. |
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I made beer about 15 years ago.I think I have a hydrometer in the basement. What should the reading be??
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Originally Posted by: lkammer  I made beer about 15 years ago.I think I have a hydrometer in the basement. What should the reading be?? At the start, (SG) 1.080 or better, and the end (FG) 0.990 or lower... SG is dependent on sugar or fructose content, whereas the FG is an indication of how much sugar is left after fermentation... |
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Thanks... I racked it at about day 7 (2 days ago ), I can see some tiny bubbles occasionally come to surface, the air lock might pop once if I shake it ... I thought I might run it today, but it looks like I'm gonna wait a few days. Thanks again
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Great thanks... it's all coming back to me (taking reading before/after ). One other question if SG low at beginning ,add sugar ??
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Yes, but do it as melted, and watch that temp.. Don't pitch yeast until you have the SG you want and the temp is right for the yeast  Originally Posted by: lkammer Thanks... I racked it at about day 7 (2 days ago ), I can see some tiny bubbles occasionally come to surface, the air lock might pop once if I shake it ... I thought I might run it today, but it looks like I'm gonna wait a few days. Thanks again If you've seperated the wash from the lee's, fermentation is done... No yeast left in there to work..And don't put it back in the lee's - it'd take a week to clear by stirring up the lees... I've done it, and I ended up trashing the wash (off tastes)... |
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Thank you. One other question...The term "lee's", does that mean the grain/corn-barley??
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it's the sediment in the bottom during fermentation
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